I always thought they were just driven insane by some force, and they keep bashing their heads to try and get the helmet off. I think that helmet may have the opposite effect lol
No, it seems likely but they hate bloodshed and the sound of flies. So the sheet is to calm them down so they don't freak the hell out and destroy a farm or something. Sadly it doesn't seem to work on some of them. Edit: helm, not sheet. Autocorrect is stupid sometimes.
I find it a hilarious contradiction between lore and game design that the 'Grave Wardens' and 'Watchdog's charged with watching over and protecting catacombs are hidden away behind a locked door within the crypts, that are the LAST room you enter, after already pillaging the entire tomb. Great job guarding the tomb, guys.
I haven't even noticed that, that's an amazing point haha I guess it sort of makes sense? The tomb itself doesn't matter quite as much as the room where the Erdtree is sucking up them good corpses/souls/whatever it's supposed to be doing there, so that's probably the only part of the tomb that it's concerned about getting found out or damaged.
@@isaacmarcucci3777 yeah that makes sense too. There is a whole flow of grace thing and (I can't remember the exact line in-game) people return to the tree in some way. Though after googling around the general consensus seems to be that rhe tree is parasitic in nature. People can't fully die unless they're called to the roots, so it makes sense that they're probably nourishing the tree, either with bodies or grace or something like that.
@@Kaiodenic I'm actually pretty sure the erdtree just grants a natural reincarnation. The game seems to be based around rebirth or immortality alot and every way except the erdtrees way is malformed in some way. The larval tears make you lose your mind, becoming one with the serpent is its own hell, undeath is zombification, etc. People stray away from the erdtree I guess because the erdtree has some kind of predisposition towards reicarnating nobles as nobles and peasant as peasants. If you think about the omens they have wraiths inside them which could be previous souls that are angry at reincarnating as a omen.
@@isaacmarcucci3777 iirc reincarnation is stated to only become a thing after the Erdtree and Marika come "to power" so to speak. She removed the rune of destined death from the Elden Ring, which removed natural death from the natural order of things in the land under the influence of the Elden Ring. This rune is then required if you wish to permanently kill someone, which is how the first demigod dies (keeping in mind that demigods are born after Marika becomes a god, and so after the rune of death has been removed - hence none have died before then). Larval Tears are used to force a rebirth with a change of body and all, which is different to the kinda rebirth that normally occurs. It's been a good month or so since I completed the game last and I can't quite remember all the details unfortunately.
I always thought that the gladiators and the pumpkin heads were of the same race as Horah, and were likely not slaves during his reign, but possibly became it after Godfrey was sent away and they chose to stay. Particularly the line that describes controlling their panic and that they fight with frenzied fervor, reminds me of Horah trying to control his bloodlust in battle. They are also similar in size and not similar to trolls, giants, or any other non-horah human race I can think of. Even the pumpkin head stands with a hunch, which could happen from years of wearing a large heavy pumpkin helmet. Possibly because they shunned the command to leave, the gladiators were punished, forced to fight for the entertainment of audiences and forced to wear the snake effigy helmets to make light of Rykard and the great serpents betrayal. When the wars broke out and the colosseums were closed, they were likely given jobs as guards, mercenaries, and the like as they were still fearsome warriors due to their bloodlust and zeal. Likely due to their connection with Horah.
5:25 I think one of the boss versions is wearing it as you enter his arena for the first time and he throws it away in a dramatic fashion. Looks pretty badass.
Cool tip, if u want your mimic to really tank for you, equip the altered duelist robe (which has even more aggro than regular duelist robes which have sleeves) and the talisman that increases aggro then summon ur mimic then switch to your normal gear, he till take almost all the aggro, doesnt need to be both, one or the other works well too but both really holds aggro.
To hear that the Pumpkinheads are former gladiators, who actually *wanted* to wear that helmet, is surprising, because it was the Pumpkinhead on the Saint's Bridge which made Me think they wore those things on their heads as some sort of punishment. You know, like some form of "Man in the Iron Mask" type of deal. Only for a really huge guy. Because, when I found the Pumpkinhead on the bridge, he hadn't noticed me, and from what I could gather from his behavior, the dude wanted nothing more than to get that goddamn thing off his head.
@@TheHonoredMadman Right. And now that the coliseums are all shut down, the person who'd normally be there to take it off of him isn't around anymore. So now, he's stuck wearing it. Yikes!
The duelists all have deep scars on their backs. Alongside their chains, I believe they are all enslaved and tortured, it probably wasnt their choice to become gladiators in the first place. Just more reasons the golden order sucks lol. I noticed this while farming these guys trying to get the duelist set (I still havent gotten it).
Covering even what would generally be considered the most insignificant of enemies - thx for this. I feel like every bit of what’s in Elden Ring amounts to the lore in one way or another. Also, whenever your done with that demigod video, you should totally move onto the demigod grandchildren and lineages. Though I think the only people to have kids are Godwyn (unknown with who but it results in Godefroy, Godrick, Grafted Scions, and Gostoc - and be does make a rune baby with Fia), Malenia (five sisters of Aeonia and the creatures born of rot following the battle), and Rykard (the man-serpents & Rya)
I thought the Golden Lineage came from Godfrey rather than Godwyn? When he got dumped by Marika, on his way out the Lands Between, he sired the ancestors of the Godrick and eventually Nepheli Loux too?
Since the two duelists by the coliseum in Leyndell are lacking the snakes on their helmets, I wonder if that implies they’ve been through so many battles the helmets smoothed over?
dude i thought my game had glitched out or something because i saw the white liquid but thought it was blood then refreshed and i couldnt get him to do it again, but that makes sense because i just rushed him the second time and didnt wait for him to head butt the ground, but youre a hundred percent right
I always thought it was weird that the Pumpkin Heads had elongated necks that go in through the back of the helm as opposed to how we wear it. Love the videos HM! Your presentation, comedic timing and content has improved a lot since your first Elden Ring videos. Keep up the good work!
I'd like to tell you that unlike some loretubers (What i call youtubers who discuss bits of lore from games) you have a very nice and not over the top way of talking, It makes it much more easy to listen to, I also like that you actually theorise alot more!
Something strange I noticed about pumpkin heads is the fact that only the saint’s bridge one is actually insane and blind as the others are either in service to a lord or chilling. But the other weird thing is the fact that they can seemingly see through their helm which can either be explained by a blessing put on the helmet or they developed echo location. I also think that pumpkin heads are another type of gladiator due to their aggressive combat at higher levels - to elaborate the lower level ones are blind and mostly attack themselves as though they are still adjusting to their helmet whilst the ones in Leyndell carry flags and are capable of sensing even a standing tarnished - but that is just my thoughts on the strange brutes.
Do you think the fact that Mad Pumpkin Heads drop Sanctuary Stones has any lore relevance? Considering that those items are connected to "ruins from the sky" aka Farum Azula
I was trying to work together why they drop them and the only thing I could think of was that they're shiny and big brute like enemies tend to like shiny stuff but the fact they can't see through the helmet kinda wrecks that. But I didn't even consider a farum azula connection
@@TheHonoredMadman Perhaps these gargantuan humanoids are of the same ilk as Godfrey, and are from his time when the Crucible ruled the land instead of the Erdtree. As such, picking up Sanctuary Stones are perhaps out of memory of the War Against the Dragons
@@TheHonoredMadman Which, on that note, are probably why the stadiums are a thing - Godfrey established them as proving grounds for warriors of the badlands.
the descriptions of the Ritual Sword and Shield Talismans implies the coliseums were sites for ritual combat and that the practice had died by the time Radagon become lord. i'd guess this was when the duelists were cast out
The only thing I can see as a snake being a traitor to the Erdtree is the way that Rykkard and volcano Manor are wanting to work against the erdtree and golden order
Well that's why rykard is considered blasphemous because he fed him self to the snake God in Mt gelmir that was worshipped by an ancient cult and the golden order doesn't like other gods being worshipped
Consistently putting out excellent videos my dude. I really like your style, your jokes are funny and you don’t over do it. The info is solid and presented in a way where it’s clear to see the connections throughout the whole idea or theory
I think the frenzied duelist at the bottom of one cave that I forgot the name of, probably could’ve become one of the pumpkin heads, and the frenzied pumpkin heads being enraged by flies and bloodletting probably reminds them of their past life
that seems likely. godfrey seems like king robert before he got fat so it wouldnt surprise me that he was the main force behind the arena games being a thing, and then subsequently being banned after his exile
One thing I don't think you mentioned: During the Rotten Warden's grab attack, a snake will emerge from somewhere behind them to take a bite out of you. Increasing the link between the Grave Wardens and snakes.
I wanted to note something about the mad pumpkins. Perhaps the helmets on them served a different purpose other than gladiatorial sporting? It is well known that the Three Fingers exist, and were possibly more prevalent in the events before the game takes place, as evident of how the nomadic merchants have strong ties with madness-based incantations. It could be assumed that the pumpkin heads were meant to be means of eliminating those touched by the influence of the Three Fingers when they were first created, but then lost their purpose as their numbers were whittled away.
If the pumpkin heads are so tough with the helmets on, imagine how much harder it would be to fight them if they took the helmets off and could see and hear!
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The pumpkin hill theme and Yugioh intro caught me off guard lmao Jokes aside tho, usually in a coliseum or gladiatorial event, there of course were people who watched but in most media and history, weren’t the shows usually in honor to some king or governor or important person? I wonder who that could’ve been? Also I wonder who they fought for? I wonder if the reason they were banished from the coliseum was because of some DemiGod or official?
No clue if its a reference but they remind me a lot of master blaster from mad max thunderdome, minus the little guy riding them, but basically a big guy in a helmet who cant see anything and the helmet helps him keep calm and control his immense strength due to his being shy about his appearance.
One interesting thing about the pumpkin heads is that their blood from smashinh their helmets seems to be white instead of red. And Albinaurics have white blood.
great catch. i caught that too but after i made this i at first thought they bled white and then realized its only left behind when they head smash im annoyed that i didnt mention it but im going to in my next video about nox and silver tears
I'm sorry but as long as Fextralife does not give sources to their description, there is no reason to listen to them. Dialogues, item descriptions, animations, environments etc. are the only thing that remain. Too many of their desc. kinda come out of nowhere, even if they try to stick to the game.
Someone said they came from the merchant descriptions or the elden ring website but you're right they don't source any of them. But I will say the descriptions I did use either Parrott the same information from the armor set descriptions or are literally just paraphrased versions of actual descriptions I thought that in that case it'd be okay to use them especially for the items I didn't feel like farming
I’m hoping the coliseums around the lands between literally become coliseum like the old times. Two or four players fighting against each other with enemy’s from that areas coliseum. Like the limgrave coliseum has Demi humans that progress to tougher enemy’s like trolls. As you progress in ranking you can go to different more difficult areas with coliseum’s like Caelid
We need the mad pumpkinhead hammer, also the grave warden cloaks are worn by the wardens if that is their name in the grave, but they throw it off at the beginning of their fight with you
I got a lore question for you. Why does a misbegotten warrior and a crucible knight fight together in Redmane castle. I always found this fight strange (or annoying)
i can only think that it has to do with them both being products of the crucible and godfrey is associated with the crucible and lions, misbegotten look atleast partially lionesque atleast the big ones, it probably has to do with radahns obsession with godfrey
I genuinely don't know and I think the fact I farmed them for 2 days straight before getting the flail and only getting endless stones I think it made me mentally block out the sanctuary stones entire existence. But now it has me thinking of a few possibilities
Since it is after the forbidden lands, do you suppose the "consecrated snowfield" has a different meaning or something lost in translation. It does not seem like it is a "holy place" it seems more like it is a forbidden land. You need a hidden talisman to get to it and it is full of things that want to kill you for getting in, full of very hard enemies. (Of course it is an endgame area...) I think the meaning of consecrated is more like forbidden, sacred, holy. In many languages holiness connotes being separated or set apart for a special (i.e. religious) use, and not for regular people. Could the consecrated part mean that it is meant or consecrated to specific people and therefore forbidden to others like the Tarnished?
i think you may be right as i believe miquella came to the area to create a place for all of those were spurned by the erdtree or other outer gods, basically a place for outcasts to call home so it be that he meant it for them but its forbidden to people like us tarnished and stuff like the golden order
Lol yeah I was hesitant about using that clip because I know how the community is but i was at a spot where I would have had to start a new game to get footage and I was holding off at the time but I plan to use better footage in the future when I'm showing fighting. I think I was in a hurry and that was when I was first using the blasphemous blade, I had been a mainline Large Club and large envoy horn user before discovering the easy mode of the sword. Is a blessing and a curse lol but I appreciate the feedback man thanks
@@TheHonoredMadman goodluck then vaatividya has over a million subscribers, this video just made me wanna watch his lore instead youtubers like u think this is lore but I didn't even feel like watching the whole video was wondering what was up w my algorithm
I always thought they were just driven insane by some force, and they keep bashing their heads to try and get the helmet off. I think that helmet may have the opposite effect lol
i think so too tbh, i mean think about it, how tf is it supposed to help alleviate claustrophobia lol.
No, it seems likely but they hate bloodshed and the sound of flies. So the sheet is to calm them down so they don't freak the hell out and destroy a farm or something. Sadly it doesn't seem to work on some of them. Edit: helm, not sheet. Autocorrect is stupid sometimes.
@@justanidiotmk2749 hell the one st the bridge especifically may be going through a panic attack of sorts
Imagine they put snakes in the helmet.
@@justanidiotmk2749 intresting maybe i should swarm of flies one see what happe s
I find it a hilarious contradiction between lore and game design that the 'Grave Wardens' and 'Watchdog's charged with watching over and protecting catacombs are hidden away behind a locked door within the crypts, that are the LAST room you enter, after already pillaging the entire tomb. Great job guarding the tomb, guys.
I haven't even noticed that, that's an amazing point haha
I guess it sort of makes sense? The tomb itself doesn't matter quite as much as the room where the Erdtree is sucking up them good corpses/souls/whatever it's supposed to be doing there, so that's probably the only part of the tomb that it's concerned about getting found out or damaged.
They are protecting the roots. All that other stuff is meant to kill you before you get there.
@@isaacmarcucci3777 yeah that makes sense too.
There is a whole flow of grace thing and (I can't remember the exact line in-game) people return to the tree in some way. Though after googling around the general consensus seems to be that rhe tree is parasitic in nature. People can't fully die unless they're called to the roots, so it makes sense that they're probably nourishing the tree, either with bodies or grace or something like that.
@@Kaiodenic I'm actually pretty sure the erdtree just grants a natural reincarnation. The game seems to be based around rebirth or immortality alot and every way except the erdtrees way is malformed in some way. The larval tears make you lose your mind, becoming one with the serpent is its own hell, undeath is zombification, etc. People stray away from the erdtree I guess because the erdtree has some kind of predisposition towards reicarnating nobles as nobles and peasant as peasants. If you think about the omens they have wraiths inside them which could be previous souls that are angry at reincarnating as a omen.
@@isaacmarcucci3777 iirc reincarnation is stated to only become a thing after the Erdtree and Marika come "to power" so to speak. She removed the rune of destined death from the Elden Ring, which removed natural death from the natural order of things in the land under the influence of the Elden Ring. This rune is then required if you wish to permanently kill someone, which is how the first demigod dies (keeping in mind that demigods are born after Marika becomes a god, and so after the rune of death has been removed - hence none have died before then).
Larval Tears are used to force a rebirth with a change of body and all, which is different to the kinda rebirth that normally occurs. It's been a good month or so since I completed the game last and I can't quite remember all the details unfortunately.
I always thought that the gladiators and the pumpkin heads were of the same race as Horah, and were likely not slaves during his reign, but possibly became it after Godfrey was sent away and they chose to stay.
Particularly the line that describes controlling their panic and that they fight with frenzied fervor, reminds me of Horah trying to control his bloodlust in battle. They are also similar in size and not similar to trolls, giants, or any other non-horah human race I can think of. Even the pumpkin head stands with a hunch, which could happen from years of wearing a large heavy pumpkin helmet.
Possibly because they shunned the command to leave, the gladiators were punished, forced to fight for the entertainment of audiences and forced to wear the snake effigy helmets to make light of Rykard and the great serpents betrayal. When the wars broke out and the colosseums were closed, they were likely given jobs as guards, mercenaries, and the like as they were still fearsome warriors due to their bloodlust and zeal. Likely due to their connection with Horah.
The gravewardens do wear their cloak. They throw it off when you enter the room ready to fight you
5:25 I think one of the boss versions is wearing it as you enter his arena for the first time and he throws it away in a dramatic fashion. Looks pretty badass.
holy shit youre right. my stoned ass always misses something haha
@@TheHonoredMadman how stoned are you right now, my man?
@@Furigou never more than the usual. i dont believe in over indulging
@@TheHonoredMadman Thats what's up man
Kinda feel bad for guy on the bridge. looks like he just wants to take it off
Cool tip, if u want your mimic to really tank for you, equip the altered duelist robe (which has even more aggro than regular duelist robes which have sleeves) and the talisman that increases aggro then summon ur mimic then switch to your normal gear, he till take almost all the aggro, doesnt need to be both, one or the other works well too but both really holds aggro.
The talisman hes talking about is Shabriris Woe if anyone was curious
I feel so bad for the pumpkin heads. They seem like giant toddlers and just fight through suffering because it's all they know.
To hear that the Pumpkinheads are former gladiators, who actually *wanted* to wear that helmet, is surprising, because it was the Pumpkinhead on the Saint's Bridge which made Me think they wore those things on their heads as some sort of punishment. You know, like some form of "Man in the Iron Mask" type of deal. Only for a really huge guy. Because, when I found the Pumpkinhead on the bridge, he hadn't noticed me, and from what I could gather from his behavior, the dude wanted nothing more than to get that goddamn thing off his head.
Same here it looks like he's trying his best to remove it. I think that the helmet is meant to calm them down but it doesn't always do its job
@@TheHonoredMadman Right. And now that the coliseums are all shut down, the person who'd normally be there to take it off of him isn't around anymore. So now, he's stuck wearing it. Yikes!
The duelists all have deep scars on their backs. Alongside their chains, I believe they are all enslaved and tortured, it probably wasnt their choice to become gladiators in the first place. Just more reasons the golden order sucks lol.
I noticed this while farming these guys trying to get the duelist set (I still havent gotten it).
They’re also black
duelists set dropped by specific duelists as a guaranteed drop in the snowfields
@@crispyfist5117 only the red one is guaranteed, i want the normal one
I went through the same realization.
@@friendoftheoyster3906 ahh my bad, didn't realize there was a variant
Haven't heard anybody talk about the pumpkin heads. I didn't even know they were gladiators, or why they wore their helmet. Good video!
the helmet works great actually, the problems start when their nose start itching.
Covering even what would generally be considered the most insignificant of enemies - thx for this. I feel like every bit of what’s in Elden Ring amounts to the lore in one way or another.
Also, whenever your done with that demigod video, you should totally move onto the demigod grandchildren and lineages. Though I think the only people to have kids are Godwyn (unknown with who but it results in Godefroy, Godrick, Grafted Scions, and Gostoc - and be does make a rune baby with Fia), Malenia (five sisters of Aeonia and the creatures born of rot following the battle), and Rykard (the man-serpents & Rya)
yeah thats a great idea, and its something i could dive into soon for sure
I thought the Golden Lineage came from Godfrey rather than Godwyn? When he got dumped by Marika, on his way out the Lands Between, he sired the ancestors of the Godrick and eventually Nepheli Loux too?
@@lesthiem5973 It did, but Godwyn continued it since Morgott and Mohg didn’t have any kids.
@@AlbertusSalvatierra Ahh, I thought Nepheli came from Godrick rather than Godwyn, I must’ve gotten things mixed up haha my bad
@@lesthiem5973 Nepheli more so came from Godfrey during his exile
Since the two duelists by the coliseum in Leyndell are lacking the snakes on their helmets, I wonder if that implies they’ve been through so many battles the helmets smoothed over?
went right over my head. either that or they removed them because they didnt like the association with the serpent, but i think yours is more likely
I noticed when pumpkin heads headbutt the ground, a white liquid comes out like the helmet is flooded with something. Tears, maybe?
dude i thought my game had glitched out or something because i saw the white liquid but thought it was blood then refreshed and i couldnt get him to do it again, but that makes sense because i just rushed him the second time and didnt wait for him to head butt the ground, but youre a hundred percent right
I always thought it was weird that the Pumpkin Heads had elongated necks that go in through the back of the helm as opposed to how we wear it. Love the videos HM! Your presentation, comedic timing and content has improved a lot since your first Elden Ring videos. Keep up the good work!
BRO you hit me with dat music during the Pumpkinhead segment and like all my stresses and worries dissolved into nostalgia. Thanks for that, Madman!
I would love a chain version of these weapons, where the weapon art is the swinging chain
I'd like to tell you that unlike some loretubers (What i call youtubers who discuss bits of lore from games) you have a very nice and not over the top way of talking, It makes it much more easy to listen to, I also like that you actually theorise alot more!
Fun fact: gladiator is specifically the ones who use a gladius. "Lanista" I'd the general term.
Tyrion Lanista
uhmmm awkshually the lanista (to my knowledge) was the trainer/owner of the gladiators
No, the lanista was the owner and trainer of the gladiators
Something strange I noticed about pumpkin heads is the fact that only the saint’s bridge one is actually insane and blind as the others are either in service to a lord or chilling.
But the other weird thing is the fact that they can seemingly see through their helm which can either be explained by a blessing put on the helmet or they developed echo location.
I also think that pumpkin heads are another type of gladiator due to their aggressive combat at higher levels - to elaborate the lower level ones are blind and mostly attack themselves as though they are still adjusting to their helmet whilst the ones in Leyndell carry flags and are capable of sensing even a standing tarnished - but that is just my thoughts on the strange brutes.
Do you think the fact that Mad Pumpkin Heads drop Sanctuary Stones has any lore relevance? Considering that those items are connected to "ruins from the sky" aka Farum Azula
I was trying to work together why they drop them and the only thing I could think of was that they're shiny and big brute like enemies tend to like shiny stuff but the fact they can't see through the helmet kinda wrecks that. But I didn't even consider a farum azula connection
@@TheHonoredMadman Perhaps these gargantuan humanoids are of the same ilk as Godfrey, and are from his time when the Crucible ruled the land instead of the Erdtree. As such, picking up Sanctuary Stones are perhaps out of memory of the War Against the Dragons
@@TheHonoredMadman Which, on that note, are probably why the stadiums are a thing - Godfrey established them as proving grounds for warriors of the badlands.
the descriptions of the Ritual Sword and Shield Talismans implies the coliseums were sites for ritual combat and that the practice had died by the time Radagon become lord. i'd guess this was when the duelists were cast out
boom i shouldve checked those
The only thing I can see as a snake being a traitor to the Erdtree is the way that Rykkard and volcano Manor are wanting to work against the erdtree and golden order
You made me proofread my comment
Well that's why rykard is considered blasphemous because he fed him self to the snake God in Mt gelmir that was worshipped by an ancient cult and the golden order doesn't like other gods being worshipped
Consistently putting out excellent videos my dude. I really like your style, your jokes are funny and you don’t over do it. The info is solid and presented in a way where it’s clear to see the connections throughout the whole idea or theory
I think the frenzied duelist at the bottom of one cave that I forgot the name of, probably could’ve become one of the pumpkin heads, and the frenzied pumpkin heads being enraged by flies and bloodletting probably reminds them of their past life
i remember reading that the coliseums where shutted down when godfrey was banished and radagon became king consort.
that seems likely. godfrey seems like king robert before he got fat so it wouldnt surprise me that he was the main force behind the arena games being a thing, and then subsequently being banned after his exile
I agree giraffes are an excellent animal and their evolution is something to behold.
Some description said that the coliseums were a big thing during Godfrey but fell out of style in radagon’s time as lord
yeah i think the shield talisman, i completely missed it. i didnt think to check it
There is one gladiator that waers the cloak. I forget exactly where but I know is later in the game.
i think, as someone mentioned, theres one that throws his off when you enter the arena
These vids are oddly relaxing and chill
I always find your perspective on the enemies very interesting, fantastic video!
Very enjoyable style of lore videos honestly!
based pumpkin hill reference
Babe get in here, funny monotone stoner lore guy posted again
One thing I don't think you mentioned: During the Rotten Warden's grab attack, a snake will emerge from somewhere behind them to take a bite out of you. Increasing the link between the Grave Wardens and snakes.
ive actually never had this happen ima try it today it sounds like it looks cool
I forget which dungeon it was, but one of the duelists is wearing a cloak when you enter the boss room and then throws it off to fight you
I know for a fact the one in the limgrave catacombs does, don't know if any of the others do.
I love this guys videos because it is as if you head to a bar and run into a bro who just knows everything about elden ring.
The duelists wear an altered version of the cloak. Altering it leaves only the serpent arm wraps
Yeah I know but I meant the literal cloak
@@TheHonoredMadman oh I see what you meant lol my bad
Awesome video though! I went and farmed for that flail after watching
That intro really caught me off guard at 7am. 😂 great job on the video.
I wanted to note something about the mad pumpkins. Perhaps the helmets on them served a different purpose other than gladiatorial sporting? It is well known that the Three Fingers exist, and were possibly more prevalent in the events before the game takes place, as evident of how the nomadic merchants have strong ties with madness-based incantations. It could be assumed that the pumpkin heads were meant to be means of eliminating those touched by the influence of the Three Fingers when they were first created, but then lost their purpose as their numbers were whittled away.
Ty I needed that pumpkin head theme. I'm not gunna let it get to me....
Breh the intro got me hyped 💀
The pumpkin heads are agents of the great pumpkin.
In two playthrhroughs, I've never gotten a pumpkin head summon?! Wtf!
Yoo minor erdtree catacombs
@@TheHonoredMadman I somehow missed that catacombs despite spending way too much time just wandering about the lands between , have since gotten it 😹
Dude I didn’t think I’d hear that pumpkin hill theme song in 2022 😂 solid vid
I thought I’m in love with a stripper was playing in the background with them guitar strokes
Pumpkinhead sounds tragic. Poor guy.
I can't get the pumpkin head helmet to drop, I've probably killed 100 of them!
Dude i got like 3 while I was farming for the flail but I feel you the drop rates are ridiculous on some of these things
If the pumpkin heads are so tough with the helmets on, imagine how much harder it would be to fight them if they took the helmets off and could see and hear!
they lose one of their main attacks though, the head smash
The helmets negate damage from overhead attacks they dont have too much health
Win the crowd, win your freedom.
Yeah I started a new game last night and reached Sellen, and wondered to myself why the heck is pumpkin head guarding her? Who is he working for?
I kind of think he's working for sellen because it couldn't be jerren since he looks for her at witchbane ruins
this was a huge missed opportunity for utilising in the "KXVO Pumpkin Dance" meme ;)
Can you go into detail on the Gideon Seluvis deal bc I've never heard of this
I may do a quick video on that too because I find it interestinf
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that profile pic tells me you are a man of culture. and thanks dude i appreciate it. im a west coaster but i only stuck around for the weed
Video on the gravewardens/grave watchdogs would be cool. I always wondered what their deal was
i think i might lump the imps in there too
I wonder if there's a signification for them planting their spear flag thing in the ground, surprised me a lot the 1st time i saw it ingame
Great videos bro
thanks man i appreciate it
The pumpkin hill theme and Yugioh intro caught me off guard lmao
Jokes aside tho, usually in a coliseum or gladiatorial event, there of course were people who watched but in most media and history, weren’t the shows usually in honor to some king or governor or important person? I wonder who that could’ve been? Also I wonder who they fought for? I wonder if the reason they were banished from the coliseum was because of some DemiGod or official?
shout out knuckles in sonic adventure 2 pumpkin rap goes hard
I get more excited for these than vaati vids
- Dueling shields
- Shadow realm
- Human sacrifices
I can't belive you predicted the DLC with your opening
No clue if its a reference but they remind me a lot of master blaster from mad max thunderdome, minus the little guy riding them, but basically a big guy in a helmet who cant see anything and the helmet helps him keep calm and control his immense strength due to his being shy about his appearance.
One interesting thing about the pumpkin heads is that their blood from smashinh their helmets seems to be white instead of red. And Albinaurics have white blood.
great catch. i caught that too but after i made this i at first thought they bled white and then realized its only left behind when they head smash im annoyed that i didnt mention it but im going to in my next video about nox and silver tears
You can also modify the duelist helmet, which changes the sneks
I'm sorry but as long as Fextralife does not give sources to their description, there is no reason to listen to them. Dialogues, item descriptions, animations, environments etc. are the only thing that remain. Too many of their desc. kinda come out of nowhere, even if they try to stick to the game.
Someone said they came from the merchant descriptions or the elden ring website but you're right they don't source any of them. But I will say the descriptions I did use either Parrott the same information from the armor set descriptions or are literally just paraphrased versions of actual descriptions I thought that in that case it'd be okay to use them especially for the items I didn't feel like farming
@@TheHonoredMadman No problem. I'm just voicing some carefulness.
I’m hoping the coliseums around the lands between literally become coliseum like the old times. Two or four players fighting against each other with enemy’s from that areas coliseum. Like the limgrave coliseum has Demi humans that progress to tougher enemy’s like trolls. As you progress in ranking you can go to different more difficult areas with coliseum’s like Caelid
I would genuinely love that. Co op survival, free for all with random beasts and enemies thrown in like gladiator fights
And of course four man pvp brawls and one on one's. Maybe even like 10 man free for all, it would just be a whole new experience
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED
I love flopping sausage.
I hope we get some DLC that allows us to fight in those Coliseums tbh. That would be BUSSIN.
earned my sub after the pumpkin hill music
The great emeralds power allows me to feel...
Great video!
We need the mad pumpkinhead hammer, also the grave warden cloaks are worn by the wardens if that is their name in the grave, but they throw it off at the beginning of their fight with you
i hell didnt even realize i literally had a clip of that lmao i blame me being stoned
@@TheHonoredMadman it’s all good lol
Got the flail by mistake.. wasn't even trying to fight him. Then wanted to grab my buddy one! Yaaa... took foreverrrr!!!
And as of 12-6-22 the Coliseum DLC will be released tomorrow.
Certain duelist behind boss fog walls will wear a cloak and throw it when they agro the player
Can someone explain why the rune holders or whatever are like 4 times the size of normal people
i believe it has something to do with miyazaki wanted to show how powerful they are
from softian power scaling
@@TheHonoredMadman makes sense. I was afriad it was the work of Thumpor, the Sizeable One who makes things grow inexplicably
"How long were you thinking of dueling?" XD
I got a lore question for you. Why does a misbegotten warrior and a crucible knight fight together in Redmane castle. I always found this fight strange (or annoying)
i can only think that it has to do with them both being products of the crucible and godfrey is associated with the crucible and lions, misbegotten look atleast partially lionesque atleast the big ones, it probably has to do with radahns obsession with godfrey
We should have the rest of the pumpkinhead armor, the cloak and shoes
Okay but why do pumpkin heads 100% drop sanctuary stones?
I genuinely don't know and I think the fact I farmed them for 2 days straight before getting the flail and only getting endless stones I think it made me mentally block out the sanctuary stones entire existence. But now it has me thinking of a few possibilities
dont quote me but im damn sure the coliseums were shut down after radagon moved in and godfrey was pushed out
thats what i thought as well
Since it is after the forbidden lands, do you suppose the "consecrated snowfield" has a different meaning or something lost in translation. It does not seem like it is a "holy place" it seems more like it is a forbidden land. You need a hidden talisman to get to it and it is full of things that want to kill you for getting in, full of very hard enemies. (Of course it is an endgame area...)
I think the meaning of consecrated is more like forbidden, sacred, holy. In many languages holiness connotes being separated or set apart for a special (i.e. religious) use, and not for regular people. Could the consecrated part mean that it is meant or consecrated to specific people and therefore forbidden to others like the Tarnished?
i think you may be right as i believe miquella came to the area to create a place for all of those were spurned by the erdtree or other outer gods, basically a place for outcasts to call home so it be that he meant it for them but its forbidden to people like us tarnished and stuff like the golden order
there is a duelist boss with the cloak in one of the dungeons
yeah i didnt notice that some or atleast one of them throws the cloak off when you enter
I wish we could get their hammer.
Liked and subbed, bud.
just...give me heavy chain weapons
As someone who watches yugioh related videos.... I thought TH-cam was broken in the beginning
We should also have their spear too
Willing to go to a ring. Gladiators. In Ancient Rome. WILLING...to go...really?
lol you got me there. ill say its a instance of ironic wording
Tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this dude sounds exactly like Ben Affleck.
maybe from the that movie Extract
Yo was that thumbnail an Iron Maiden reference lol
You should like fight the bosses you showcase without spamming, just a suggestion people wanna see some flashing gameplay. All love tho:)
Lol yeah I was hesitant about using that clip because I know how the community is but i was at a spot where I would have had to start a new game to get footage and I was holding off at the time but I plan to use better footage in the future when I'm showing fighting. I think I was in a hurry and that was when I was first using the blasphemous blade, I had been a mainline Large Club and large envoy horn user before discovering the easy mode of the sword. Is a blessing and a curse lol but I appreciate the feedback man thanks
The yeehaw elden ring
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youre cute
Comment.
You sound so enthusiastic. Get outta here
first
You win a pack of matches
Bruh no offense leave the lore to vaatividya you told us everything we knew and inserted a couple clips 😂
naw, I don't think I will
@@TheHonoredMadman goodluck then vaatividya has over a million subscribers, this video just made me wanna watch his lore instead youtubers like u think this is lore but I didn't even feel like watching the whole video was wondering what was up w my algorithm